Receding Jude Law shows off his bald new look

Actor Jude Law has profiled a natty line in headgear of late - but as his recent appearance on a US chat show revealed - his rapidly receding hairline is to blame.

The 35-year-old actor arrived for his appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman wearing a brown trilby at a jaunty angle.

But once the hat was removed Law's new cropped haircut did little to disguise his increasing hair loss.

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Unshaven and dressed in a dark suit with a grey vest, the Alfie star looked slightly rough around the edges.

But he soon smartened up, swapping the vest for a white shirt underneath his suit for his television appearance. And that wasn't the only noticeable difference.

His once lustrous head of blonde hair appeared to be a distant memory as he showcased his thinning pate.

"Maybe he's got the same barber as Phil Collins," joked an onlooker.

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The star was on the show to promote his remake of the 1972 thriller 'Sleuth.' The 'Alfie' actor will ironically play a hairdresser in the film opposite Michael Caine, who appeared in the original as the hairdresser.

Law has previously filled Michael Caine's role in the remake of Alfie.

The workaholic actor recently said that he'd love his next project to be a nap.

"It's not like I like lying around in bed," he told People magazine.

"But it's never like I get an opportunity to do it."

The film, directed by Kenneth Branagh with a screenplay by Harold Pinter, will be released October 11 in the U.S.